These are just a few examples of our holiday books. Please check the SpartaCat library catalog for more.
Author: Martin Luther King; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Published: 2012
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"An illustrated edition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech"--Publisher's description.
Author: Walter Dean Myers; Leonard Jenkins (Illustrator, Translator)
Published: 2003
Location: Bethlehem
"Pictures and easy-to-read text introduce the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."--Publisher's description.
Author: Christine King Farris; London Ladd (Illustrator)
Published: 2008
Location: Bethlehem
"Written by the sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this book is about the day he traveled to Washington, D.C., led the demonstrations there and delivered his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech"--Publisher's description.
Author: Miriam Cohen; Ronald Himler (Illustrator)
Published: 1978
Location: Bethlehem
"The pupils of a first grade class prepare for their St. Valentine's Day party"--Publisher's description.
Author: Diana Murray; Bats Langley (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Groggle is hoping to make the perfect Valentine's Day card for Snarlina"--Publisher's description.
Author: Deborah Underwood; Claudia Rueda (Illustrator)
Published: 2015
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Cat does not want to send a valentine to anyone, until some unexpected gifts from the dog next door make him change his mind"--Publisher's description.
Author: Adrienne Adams (Illustrator)
Published: 1980
Location: Bethlehem
"Bonnie and Orson, rabbits, build a hot air balloon to enter in a St. Valentine's Day balloon race"--Publisher's description.
Author: Frank Modell
Published: 1981
Location: Bethlehem
"When Marvin shows Milton how to make valentines, they decide to make one for each person in their neighborhood"--Publisher's description.
Author: Lorna Balian
Published: 1978
Location: Bethlehem
"When a large baby in a large basket is left on the steps of the St. Valentine village hall, the villagers decide that she will belong to all of them and they name her Valentine"--Publisher's description.
Author: Tad Hills (Illustrator)
Published: 2012
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Duck and Goose attempt to find a hiding place where they can wait for the Easter Bunny without being seen"--Publisher's description.
Author: Katherine Milhous (Illustrator)
Published: 1950
Location: Bethlehem
"Katy's Easter morning discovery renews the tradition of the Easter egg tree"--Publisher's description.
Author: Adam Wallace; Andy Elkerton (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"The Easter Bunny describes the many traps he expertly avoids as he delivers Easter treats to children"--Publisher's description.
Author: Stephen Kroll
Published: 1982
Location: Bethlehem
"Poor Wilbur, the Easter Bunny, gets so sick that he almost misses his Easter deliveries"--Publisher's description.
Author: Patricia Polacco
Published: 1998
Location: Bethlehem
"To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat"--Publisher's description.
Author: James Stevenson (Illustrator)
Published: 1983
Location: Bethlehem
At Easter, a man tells his two grandchildren how he searched many years ago for a special Easter egg to give to his friend Charlotte.
Author: Miller, Sara; Maruyama, Jerrod (illustrator)
Published: 2018
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Rhyming text introduces young readers to the delights of Easter, in a board book with touch-and-feel elements"--Publisher's description.
Author: Sam Garton (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"This year the Easter Bunny brought Otter lots of chocolate eggs -- her favorite! Otter Keeper said she had to share them with her friends, but sharing is very hard... and eating chocolate is very easy"--Publisher's description.
Author: James Dean (Illustrator); Kimberly Dean
Published: 2014
Location: Bethlehem
"Pete the Cat is appointed as an unwitting helper to a troubled Easter Bunny, and races to deliver eggs before time runs out"--Publisher's description.
Author: Patricia Polacco
Published: 1988
Location: Bethlehem
"An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them"--Publisher's description.
Author: Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith; Lawrence Migdale (Photographer)
Published: 2000
Location: Bethlehem
"Uses one family's celebration of Passover to describe the religious significance, traditions, customs, and symbols of this Jewish holiday"--Publisher's description.
Author: Lynne Sharon Schwartz; Ori Sherman (Illustrator)
Published: 1989
Location: Bethlehem
"Explores the meaning of Passover by explicating the symbolism of the Seder and the four questions"--Publisher's description.
Author: Ziporah Hildebrandt; Robin Roraback (Illustrator)
Published: 1999
Location: Bethlehem
"A simple description of the food and activities at a Seder, the ritual meal of Passover, including an explanation of their historical and symbolic significance"--Publisher's description.
Author: Sarvinder Naberhaus; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"A stirring poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's symbols, history, landscape"--Publisher's description.
Author: Natasha Wing; Amy Wummer (Illustrator)
Published: 2015
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"In rhyming text, a family decked in red, white, and blue, heads to the Fourth of July parade, hosts a backyard BBQ with neighbors, dodges an afternoon thundershower, and watches the fireworks show"--Publisher's description.
Author: Tom Brenner; Holly Meade (Illustrator)
Published: 2009
Location: Bethlehem
"Children eagerly look forward to trick-or-treating dressed up as ballerinas, cowboys, and dragons, but preparing for Halloween by making decorations and costumes can be part of the fun too"--Publisher's description.
Author: Richard Keep (Illustrator)
Published: 2004
Location: Bethlehem
"Rhyming text presents traditions used to celebrate the Day of the Dead"--Publisher's description.
Author: Doreen Cronin; Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)
Published: 2013
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Farmer Brown does not like Halloween, but the animals hold a Halloween party in his barn"--Publisher's description.
Author: Rebecca Pettiford
Published: 2016
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"In this book, early readers will learn about this Mexican festival and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique celebration"--Publisher's description.
Author: Tad Hills
Published: 2007
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Duck and Goose, dressed for Halloween as a ghost and a superhero, respectively, go trick-or-treating in the forest, but they are careful to follow Thistle's warning to look out for a scary swamp monster"--Publisher's description.
Author: Eileen Christelow
Published: 2013
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"When babysitter Lulu takes the five little monkeys trick-or-treating, they decide to change costumes with their friends -- and try to fool Lulu and their mother"--Publisher's description.
Author: Marisa Montes; Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
Published: 2006
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Easy-to-read, rhyming text about Halloween night incorporates Spanish words, from las brujas riding their broomsticks to los monstruos, whose monstrous ball is interrupted by a true horror"--Publisher's description.
Author: Janet Morgan Stoeke (Illustrator)
Published: 2009
Location: Bethlehem
"On her first Halloween, Minerva Louise the hen puzzles over costumes but enjoys her first taste of candy corn"--Publisher's description.
Author: Miller, Sara (Sara F.), author.
Maruyama, Jerrod, illustrator.
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Characters from Disney movies demonstrate some of the key aspects of Halloween such as black cats, ghosts and pumpkins"--Publisher's description.
Author: Elizabeth Spurr; Whitney Martin (Illustrator)
Published: 2006
Location: Bethlehem
"The townspeople must decide what to do with thousands of pumpkins that roll down a hill and into their midst just before Halloween"--Publisher's description.
Author: Tasha Tudor
Published: 2000
Location: Bethlehem
"While visiting her grandparents' farm, Sylvie Ann finds a fine large pumpkin for Halloween, but it leads her on a merry chase as it rolls faster and faster down the hill and into the barnyard"--Publisher's description.
Author: Bob Shea (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem
"This is the scariest book ever! Or so claims its melodramatic ghost narrator. You can go ahead and turn the page, but don't expect him to come with you. He is a big scaredy-cat!"--Publisher's description.
Author: Stephen Savage
Published: 2013
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
In this Halloween countdown book, ten orange pumpkins are each carried off by a witch, a ghost, a spider, and other Halloween creatures, until there's just one.
Author: Deborah Heiligman
Published: 2006
Location: Bethlehem
"While people celebrate the harvest all over the world, Thanksgiving in the United States is a unique event. Includes recipe for 'PhilPa's Cranberry & Peach Preserves'"--Publisher's description.
Author: Leslie McGuirk (Illustrator)
Published: 2014
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"When Tucker smells a familiar scent in the air, he knows his favorite day of the year has come: Thanksgiving! ... Will they ever get to gobble up any holiday treats?"--Publisher's description.
Author: Joy Cowley; Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)
Published: 1996
Location: Bethlehem
"Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it"--Publisher's description.
Author: Michael Lewis; Stan Jaskiel (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Cap'n McNasty recounts the time when he and the pirate crew of the Knotty List, hungry after a successful raid, land near Plymouth Rock and engage in a battle over a Thanksgiving Day feast"--Publisher's description.
Author: Jane Smith (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Chloe Zoe is excited to help Grammy Ella bake her famous pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving -- until she mixes up the spices, ruining the pie and, she fears, the whole day"--Publisher's description.
Author: Jessica Steinberg; Amanda Pike (Illustrator)
Published: 2013
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Although Mel and his family have lived in America for several years, they have never celebrated Thanksgiving, just the Jewish holidays."--Publisher's description.
Author: Judy Cox; Jeffrey Ebbeler (Illustrator)
Published: 2008
Location: Bethlehem
"On Thanksgiving Day while everyone naps, Mouse spots one pea (a perfect feast), but he cannot help adding all of the fixings -- until Cat spots him"--Publisher's description.
Author: Gail Gibbons (Illustrator)
Published: 1983
Location: Bethlehem
"Presents information about the first Thanksgiving and the way that holiday is celebrated today"--Publisher's description.
Author: Laura Malone Elliott; Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)
Published:2013
Location: Bethlehem
"Sam has trouble deciding what he is grateful for during a Thanksgiving-themed classroom assignment. This book also includes facts about Thanksgiving Day"--Publisher's description.
Author: Catherine Stock
Published: 1990
Location: Bethlehem
"There seems to be no place for the smallest child in a family's busy preparations for Thanksgiving, until Grandpa steps in and they perform a vital task everyone else has forgotten"--Publisher's description.
Author: Catherine Grace
Published: 2001
Location: Bethlehem
A recreation of the first Thanksgiving reveals the actual events during the three days that the Wampanoag people and the colonists came together.
Author: Karla Kuskin; Robert A. Parker (Illustrator)
Published: 1993
Location: Bethlehem
"On the first night of Hanukkah, a mother tells her family and a young guest the story of the holiday's origin"--Publisher's description.
Author: Emily Sper
Published: 2001
Location: Bethlehem
Text in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish
Readers will learn about Hanukkah, as well as how to count all 8 nights in Hebrew and Yiddish! Pronunciation guides help kids say the words, and die-cuts reveal the candles as they are lit each night.
Author: Eric A. Kimmel; Mike Wohnoutka (Illustrator)
Published: 2013
Location: Bethlehem & Monore
"On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Text includes a recipe for latkes"--Publisher's description.
Author: Susan L. Roth
Published: 2004
Location: Bethlehem
"A family of mice celebrates the eight days of Hannukah with friends in this illustrated version of the holiday song"--Publisher's description.
Author: Leslie Kimmelman; John Himmelman (Illustrator)
Published: 1991
Location: Bethlehem
"An extended family celebrates the eight nights of Hanukkah"--Publisher's description.
Author: Cathy Goldberg Fishman; Melanie W. Hall (Illustrator)
Published: 1998
Location: Bethlehem
"A young narrator shares the meaning behind the lighting of the menorah for each day of Hanukkah, as her family celebrates the traditions of the Jewish holidays"--Publisher's description.
Author: Pamela Ehrenberg
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"A boy is worried that his little sister's climbing will spoil the first night of Hanukkah, when his family combines his father's Jewish traditions with his mother's East Indian cooking"--Publisher's description.
Author: Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith; Lawrence Migdale (Photographer)
Published: 1993
Location: Bethlehem
"Text and photographs depict how a Chicago family celebrates the African American holiday, Kwanzaa"--Publisher's description.
Author: Rachel Grack
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to the Kwanzaa holiday, which is intended for readers in kindergarten through third grade"--Publisher's description.
Author: Donna L. Washington; Shane W. Evans (Illustrator
Published: 2010
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"L'il Rabbit searches for a gift for his grandmother when she is sick during Kwanzaa, and surprises her with the best gift of all. Includes 'The Nguzo Saba: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa'"--Publisher's description.
Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Published: 1993
Location: Bethlehem
"Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values."
Author: Robert Kinerk; Jim LaMarche (Illustrator)
Published: 2007
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"When a young bear is awakened from his winter nap by a mysterious sound, he makes new friends and discovers the true meaning of Christmas"--Publisher's description.
Author: Richard Scarry
Published: 2010
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"The inhabitants of Busytown prepare for Christmas in this collection of stories, songs, and holiday activities"--Publisher's description.
Author: Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Published: 2000
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
It's December 24th, and the old farmer settles down for a winter's nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! It is in his dream that he imagines a snowstorm coming and covering him and his animals in a snowy blanket.
Author: Bonny Becker; Kady MacDonald Denton (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Celebrating Christmas for the first time, Bear and his friend Mouse have a party, but whenever Bear comes back from the kitchen with more treats Mouse has vanished in search of a present"--Publisher's description.
Author: Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
Published: 2004
Location: Bethlehem
"A houseful of relatives turns Mrs. C. and Santa's Christmas into a string of surprises, from the arrival of a pet polar bear to Cousin James B.'s flaming plum pudding"--Publisher's description.
Author: Dr. Seuss; Charles Cohen (Commentaries by)
Published: 2007
Location: Bethlehem
"The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise, it comes anyway. Includes commentary, with notes about the author and the story"--Publisher's description.
Author: Jon Agee
Published: 2013
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"A resident of the North Pole with the ability to climb up and down chimneys meets a flying reindeer and some industrious elves, in this fictional biography of Santa Claus"--Publisher's description.
Author: Don Wood (Illustrator); Audrey Wood (Illustrator)
Published: 2002
Location: Bethlehem
"...Now the little Mouse is celebrating Christmas--with a generous spirit that will warm the hearts of families everywhere"--Publisher's description.
Author: Rosemary Wells (Illustrator)
Published: 2001
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"It's Christmas Day and Morris is missing. Morris found a disappearing bag, jumped in and became invisible! Now he has something everybody wants to try, but first his siblings must find him. This warm and humorous story proves that sometimes the littlest bunny gets the last laugh"--Publisher's description.
Author: Patrick Jennings; Suzanne Kaufman (Illustrator)
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Because Claudine thinks Santa is rude, she tries to keep him from coming down her chimney by getting on his 'naughty' list"--Publisher's description.
Author: Ian Falconer
Published: 2007
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"As she impatiently waits for Santa's arrival, Olivia the pig tries to help with family preparations on the day before Christmas"--Publisher's description.
Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Published: 1985
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
Author: Steven Kellogg (Illustrator); J. Fred Coots
Published: 2004
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
A small bear visits Santa's workshop and finds wonderful, shining red and green toys and shares news from Santa with Maddy and Peter.
Author: Molly Idle
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"Celebrating Christmas -- her favorite winter holiday -- with her Cretaceous buddies, little Cordelia enjoys dinosaur-style candy canes and hot cocoa, and worries what Santa will think when the Christmas tree is accidentally toppled"--Publisher's description.
Author: Caralyn Buehner; Mark Buehner (Illustrator)
Published: 2005
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"On Christmas Eve, snowmen hold a party in the center of town and celebrate with food, music and dancing, and presents"--Publisher's description.
Author: Margie Palatini; Richard Egielski (Illustrator)
Published: 2005
Location: Monroe
"Three French hens outwit a hungry Bronx fox and show him the true meaning of Christmas"--Publisher's description.
Author: Roseanne Thong; Sara Palacios (Illustrator)
Published: 2014
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
Bilingual English and Spanish
"This book explores Latin American traditions for celebrating Christmas Eve in a text that combines English and Spanish words, and follows the rhythm of Clement Moore's 'The Night Before Christmas'"--Publisher's description.
Author: John Grogan; Richard Cowdrey (Illustrator)
Published: 2008
Location: Bethlehem
"Marley the rambunctious puppy and his family prepare for Christmas, hoping very much for snow"--Publisher's description.
Author: Elly MacKay
Published: 2017
Location: Bethlehem & Monroe
"It is a cold and rainy evening when Gran gives her granddaughter something special: tickets to the ballet. Her granddaughter is reluctant to go... But as the curtains rise on 'The Nutcracker,' the girl's eyes light up as she's introduced to the magic of the theater."--Publisher's description.
Author: Jan Brett (Illustrator)
Published: 2002
Location: Bethlehem
"A boy from Finnmark and his ice bear help scare away some hungry trolls so that Kyri and her father can enjoy their Christmas Eve meal"--Publisher's description.